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society and health midterm

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definition of wellness   process of moving towards optimal health  
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definition of health   state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity  
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6 dimensions of health and wellness   emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, social, physical  
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Emotional wellness   requires understanding emotions and coping with problems that arise in everyday life  
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Intellectual Wellness   having open mind to new ideas/concepts  
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Spiritual wellness   state of harmony between you and others  
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Occupational wellness   being able to enjoy what you are doing to earn a living or to contribute to society  
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Social Wellness   ability to preform social roles effectively, comfortably and without harming others  
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Physical Wellness   health body maintained by eating right, exercising regularly, avoiding harmful habits, making informed and responsible decisions about health, seeking medical care when needed, and participating in activities that help to prevent illness  
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definition of health protective behavior   individual actions taken to protect, promote, or maintain health  
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definition of prescriptive   tasks we participate in to prevent ill health  
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definition of proscriptive   tasks you avoid to prevent ill health  
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definition of macro health behavior   social/structural conditions that have a direct impact on individual health behaviors (availability of products, physical structures/characteristics of products, social structures and policies, media and cultural messages)  
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definition of micro health behavior   personal choices regarding health behaviors  
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definition: theory of reason action   intention or motivation to preform a behavior precedes actual performance of that behavior (w/o being motivated, individual will not participate)  
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Health locus of control: internal   select behaviors and expect a positive outcome, these people are more likely to engage  
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Health locus of control: external   consider health status will be caused by luck/change/fate; feel powerless over their own health  
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Multidimensional Basis of HPB   Very small intercorrelations (just because you participate in one does not mean you participate in others)  
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definition: health belief model   explains why health individuals adopt preventative health behaviors  
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Factors of health belief model   1)susceptible to a particular health problem 2) problem is serious, 3) adopting preventable measures will reduce their risks significantly/benefits of taking action , 4) must not perceive any significant barriers to doing so and recognize cues to action  
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definition: agency   individual choice vs. society  
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definition: structure   societal forces that limit the choices that individual feels they have available to them  
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definition: Social Determinants of Health   The economic, social, cultural and physical conditions that contribute to or detract from the health of an individual or community  
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manufacture of illness in movie   availability of drugs by big Pharm and Pepsi Cola availability of Mountain Dew  
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definition: manufacturer of illness   groups that promote illness-causing behaviors and social conditions,  
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definition: community health   activities directed toward bettering the health of the public, or making resources available to members of the community  
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definition: public health   practice of health promotion or disease prevention at the population level  
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Goals of public health   health promotion (focus on actions designed to maintain current health status), disease prevention (focus on defense actions taken to fend off specific diseases/consequences)  
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Who is Responsible for Public Health   CDC, US Public Health Service, Regina Benjamin (surgeon general)  
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definition: Health Literacy   learning how to evaluate health information  
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functional literacy:   basic level, ability to read signs ect  
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critical literacy   critical thinking skills; ability to assess/evaluate info for credibility  
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changes that make health literacy more difficult   1) amount of information, 2) healthcare system for paternalistic to partnership model, 3) diverse cultural backgrounds  
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Transtheoretical Model   precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination  
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Common strategies for changing health behavior   shaping, visualization, modeling, controlling the situation, reinforcement/changing self talk  
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definition: antecedence   settings for behavior, stimulate you to act a certain way  
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Behaviors that must be understood in order to change bad habits   1) predisposing factors, 2) enabling factors 3) reinforcing factors  
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definition: PTSD   anxiety disorder which can occur after one has been through a traumatic event  
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PTSD vs. Post-Traumatic Stress   PTSD: lasts 4 weeks or longer  
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Emotions in PTSD   anger most common  
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Symptoms of PTSD   reliving event/triggers, avoidance, feeling numb, hyper arousal/hyper stimulation  
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